She’s taught Mexican food guru Rick Bayless regional Oaxacan cooking, and last week she was in Canada to teach at The Stratford Chef School. Mexican Chef Pilar Cabrera Arroyo instructed culinary students during her first stint as Celebrity Chef in Residence, an invitation that gives the Stratford students a cutting edge, hands-on experiences with world [...]

An evening in Oaxaca by Chef Pilar Arroyo at The Stratford Chef School

Mexico: País de la monarca
Yes, yes, yes, I am getting to the Mexican food posts. Soon. I’m actually looking at recreating some of the treats we enjoyed on our vacation, with a little help from CSN stores… I am trying to decide on a product to review and much as I would like to order some props for my [...]

Drinking in Mexico: It’s not all margaritas…
Before our vacation, every time I told anyone I was going to Mexico, it was immediately assumed that we would be kicking back enjoying a few cocktails at some resort or other. Well, apart from our close friends who know that that is Neil’s idea of hell! Not the cocktail part, the sitting around doing [...]

Project Food Blog 2010: Road Trip
I was thrilled on Friday to learn I had advanced to Round 6 of Project Food Blog! From over 1900 original contestants, 600 entered the first challenge and now we are down to the final 60. Thank you so much for reading and voting and commenting – it really means so much to me It [...]
Guest post – Menu Maniac
When Mardi asked me to draft a guest post, I was honored. Gosh, just the fact that someone besides my husband reads MenuManiac had me doing cartwheels! In the spirit of Mardi’s travels, I want to share five of my favourite restaurants around the world! Cheap eats: Lafayette Coney Island (Detroit, Michigan, USA)A few years [...]




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